When we visited the south side of Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area (SORCA) on 6-#-2023 to look for orchids in the oak hammock, we also ventured (despite the rising heat) into the dry pine flatwoods where we enjoyed seeing some pretty…
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“April Flowers Bring May Flowers” at SORCA
Just a few steps from the eastern entrance to the south Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area (ORCA), you will find tarflower (Bejaria racemosa), shown above, full of pinkish white flowers. Its flowers are held in racemes, clusters of flowers that open from…
Tarflower: Why so sticky?
Tarflower (Bejaria racemosa) is now blooming beautifully at ORCA on the south side of Oslo Road. A member of the heath family (Ericaceae), tarflower thrives in the acid soils of xeric scrub and scrubby pine flatwoods. Flycatcher is another common…
Plant ID Walk
Thank you to everyone who participated in the 4-9-2016 plant id talk and walk: Dennis Fitzpatrick, Cynthia Hersh, Ken Gonyo, Felicity Rask, Donna Winter, Trich Kruza, Sue Thompson, Kathy Sullivan & Lynda Salsbury. The sky blue lupine (Lupinus diffusus) was…